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Taking action inspired by fictional watches, the Danish foreign ministry has initiated a night watch unit—not to fend off mythical threats, but to track the US president while Denmark is asleep.

This night watch begins at 5 p.m. local time daily and concludes with a report compiled at 7 a.m., which is then circulated across government departments and concerned offices covering statements made and events taking place.

This position is understood to have been established in the wake of the diplomatic row involving Copenhagen and Washington over the Arctic island earlier this year, when the American leader threatened taking control of the strategic island.

Observers point out that this initiative is one of several instances of how Danish diplomacy and its civil service have had to adjust to the new reality of the Trump's current term.

An insider close to the foreign office stated, “It's accurate to say that the situation in Greenland and the time difference separating Copenhagen and the United States were a significant reason prompting this arrangement during the spring.”

Rather than all staff having to promptly check their phones to catch up on updates from the United States, the foreign office said it had undertaken a coordinated approach to remain informed on Trump activities.

An expert, a ex- chief analyst at the Danish defence intelligence agency, commented that this development showed, “as we have always known,” that the idea of the US as Denmark’s largest and most important ally was dead. “Partnerships are founded on common values and a mutual view of threats,” he said. “The president shares neither of those with us and it can be said he doesn't share it with the majority of Europe.”