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In a move reminiscent of TV series watches, Denmark's foreign affairs department has created a night watch team—far from to fend off mythical threats, but to monitor the US president while Copenhagen is asleep.

This night watch starts at 5pm local time each day and concludes with a report compiled at 7 a.m., which is then circulated across the Danish government and relevant agencies detailing what was said and events taking place.

The role is believed to have been introduced following the diplomatic dispute involving Copenhagen and the US regarding the Arctic island earlier this year, when the American leader threatened taking control of the resource-rich island.

Observers note that this initiative is one of multiple examples of how Denmark's foreign policy and its government administration have had to adapt to the new reality of the Trump's current term.

A source close to the foreign office stated, “It's accurate to say that the circumstances in Greenland and the time zone gap separating Denmark and the US were quite an important reason prompting this system in the spring.”

Rather than everybody having to promptly reach for their devices to catch up on news from the United States, the foreign office explained it had made a coordinated approach to remain informed on the president's actions.

Jacob Kaarsbo, a ex- senior analyst at the defense intelligence service, commented that this move demonstrated, “as long understood,” that the idea of the US as Denmark's largest and most important ally was dead. “Partnerships are founded on shared principles and a mutual view of threats,” Kaarsbo said. “Trump shares neither of those with us and it can be said he doesn't share it with the majority of Europe.”