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Taking action inspired by TV series guards, the Danish foreign affairs department has created a nighttime monitoring team—far from guarding against fantasy threats, but to monitor the US president as Copenhagen is asleep.

The night watch begins at 5 p.m. in Denmark daily and concludes with a report compiled at 7 a.m., which is then circulated across the Danish government and concerned agencies covering statements made and events taking place.

This position is believed to have been introduced following the diplomatic dispute between Copenhagen and Washington regarding Greenland this spring, when the American leader suggested taking control of the resource-rich island.

Analysts note that this initiative is one of several instances of how Danish diplomacy and its government administration have had to adjust to the changed landscape of the second Trump administration.

An insider familiar with the ministry remarked, “It is fair to say that the situation in the region and the time difference separating Denmark and the US were quite an important factor introducing this system during the spring.”

Instead of everybody having to promptly check their phones to stay informed on updates from the US, the ministry explained it had undertaken a collective effort to remain informed on the president's actions.

Jacob Kaarsbo, a former chief analyst at the defense intelligence service, commented that this move demonstrated, “as we have always known,” that the idea of the US as Denmark’s primary partner was dead. “Partnerships are built on shared principles and a mutual view of threats,” he said. “The president shares neither of those with Denmark and it can be said he lacks it with most Europeans.”