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In a move reminiscent of fictional guards, Denmark's foreign ministry has initiated a night watch unit—far from to fend off mythical threats, but to monitor Donald Trump while Denmark is asleep.

This night monitoring begins at 5 p.m. local time daily and ends with a summary produced at 7 a.m., which is then distributed across the Danish government and concerned agencies detailing what was said and developments that occurred.

This position is understood to have been introduced following the diplomatic row between Denmark and Washington over the Arctic island this spring, when the American leader threatened acquiring control of the resource-rich island.

Observers note that this initiative is among multiple examples of how Denmark's foreign policy and its civil service have had to adjust to the changed landscape of the Trump's current term.

An insider familiar with the ministry stated, “It is fair to say that the circumstances in Greenland and the time zone gap between Denmark and the US were a significant factor introducing this arrangement during the spring.”

Rather than everybody needing to immediately reach for their phones to catch up on news from the US, the foreign office explained it had made a coordinated approach to remain informed on the president's activities.

Jacob Kaarsbo, a ex- chief analyst at the defense intelligence service, stated that this development demonstrated, “as we have always known,” that the notion of the US as Denmark's largest and most important ally was no longer valid.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 built on common values and a mutual view of threats,” he added. “Trump shares neither of those with us and I would argue he doesn't share it with most Europeans.”