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In a move inspired by TV series guards, the Danish foreign ministry has created a nighttime monitoring team—not to fend off fantasy threats, but to monitor the US president while Copenhagen sleeps.

The night watch starts at 5pm in Denmark daily and ends with a summary produced at 7 a.m., which is then circulated throughout government departments and relevant agencies covering what was said and events that occurred.

The role is believed to have been established following the bilateral dispute involving Copenhagen and Washington over the Arctic island earlier this year, when the US president threatened acquiring control of the resource-rich territory.

Observers point out that this initiative is one of several instances of how Danish diplomacy and its civil service have had to adapt to the changed landscape of the second Trump administration.

A source familiar with the ministry stated, “It's accurate to say that the situation in the region and the time zone gap between Copenhagen and the United States was a significant factor prompting this system during the earlier months.”

Instead of everybody needing to promptly check their phones to stay informed on updates from the United States, the foreign office said it had made a collective effort to stay updated on the president's activities.

Jacob Kaarsbo, a former chief analyst at the defense intelligence service, stated that this move demonstrated, “as we have always known,” that the notion of the US as Denmark’s largest and most important ally was no longer valid. “Alliances are founded on shared principles and a common threat perception,” he said. “The president shares neither of those with us and it can be said he doesn't share it with most Europeans.”