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In a move inspired by TV series watches, the Danish foreign ministry has created a nighttime monitoring team—not to fend off fantasy threats, but to track Donald Trump while Denmark sleeps.

The night watch begins at 5 p.m. local time daily and ends with a report compiled at 7 a.m., which is then circulated throughout the Danish government and relevant offices detailing what was said and developments taking place.

The role is understood to have been established in the wake of the bilateral row between Copenhagen and Washington over the Arctic island earlier this year, when the US president threatened acquiring control of the strategic island.

Analysts point out that this measure is among several examples of how Denmark's foreign policy and its government administration have had to adjust to the changed landscape of the Trump's current term.

An insider familiar with the foreign office remarked, “It is fair to say that the circumstances in the region and the time zone gap between Copenhagen and the United States were quite an important reason introducing this system in the earlier months.”

Instead of everybody having to promptly reach for their devices to catch up on news from the US, the foreign office explained it had undertaken a coordinated approach to stay updated on Trump activities.

Jacob Kaarsbo, a ex- chief analyst at the defense intelligence service, stated that this move showed, “as long understood,” that the idea of the United States as Denmark's largest and most important partner was no longer valid. “Partnerships are founded on common values and a mutual view of threats,” Kaarsbo added. “The president shares neither of those with us and I would argue he doesn't share it with the majority of Europe.”