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Taking action reminiscent of TV series watches, Denmark's foreign ministry has created a nighttime monitoring team—far from guarding against mythical threats, but to monitor the US president as Denmark is asleep.

The night monitoring begins at 5pm in Denmark daily and ends with a summary produced at 7am, which is then circulated throughout the Danish government and relevant agencies detailing what was said and events taking place.

The role is believed to have been established in the wake of the diplomatic row between Copenhagen and the US regarding Greenland this spring, when the US president threatened taking control of the strategic island.

Analysts note that this measure is one of several instances of how Danish diplomacy and its civil service have had to adjust to the changed landscape of the Trump's current term.

An insider familiar with the foreign office remarked, “It's accurate to say that the circumstances in the region and the time zone gap separating Denmark and the US was quite an important factor introducing this arrangement during the spring.”

Instead of everybody needing to immediately reach for their devices to stay informed on updates from the US, the foreign office explained it had undertaken a collective effort to stay updated on the president's actions.

Jacob Kaarsbo, a ex- chief analyst at the defense intelligence service, stated that this move demonstrated, “as we have always known,” that the idea of the US as Denmark's primary partner was no longer valid. “Alliances are founded on common values and a common threat perception,” he added. “The president shares neither of those with us and I would argue he lacks it with the majority of Europe.”