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In a move inspired by TV series guards, Denmark's foreign affairs department has created a night watch unit—not to fend off fantasy foes, but to monitor the US president while Denmark sleeps.

The night watch starts at 5 p.m. local time daily and ends with a report produced at 7am, which is then circulated across government departments and relevant offices detailing what was said and developments that occurred.

This position is believed to have been established following the bilateral dispute involving Copenhagen and the US over the Arctic island earlier this year, when the American leader threatened taking control of the resource-rich island.

Analysts point out that this measure is one of several examples of how Danish diplomacy and its civil service have had to adapt to the changed landscape of the Trump's current term.

An insider close to the foreign office stated, “It is fair to say that the circumstances in the region and the time difference separating Copenhagen and the US were a significant factor prompting this system during the spring.”

Instead of everybody needing to promptly reach for their devices to catch up on updates from the US, the foreign office explained it had undertaken a collective effort to stay updated on the president's 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 partner was dead. “Alliances are built on common values and a mutual view of threats,” Kaarsbo added. “Trump shares neither of those with Denmark and it can be said he lacks it with most Europeans.”