Denmark Sets Up Special Watch System to Track Trump After Arctic Row

In a move reminiscent of fictional guards, Denmark's foreign affairs department has initiated a nighttime monitoring team—far from to fend off fantasy foes, but to monitor the US president while Copenhagen sleeps.

This night watch begins at 5 p.m. local time each day and ends with a summary compiled at 7am, which is then circulated across the Danish government and relevant offices covering what was said and developments that occurred.

The role is understood to have been established following the diplomatic dispute involving Copenhagen and Washington regarding the Arctic island this spring, when the American leader threatened taking control of the strategic island.

Analysts note that this initiative is among multiple examples of how Danish diplomacy and its government administration have had to adjust to the changed landscape of the Trump's current term.

A source familiar with the foreign office remarked, “It's accurate to say that the circumstances in Greenland and the time difference separating Denmark and the US was quite an important factor prompting this arrangement in the spring.”

Rather than everybody having to immediately reach for their devices to catch up on updates from the US, the foreign office explained it had made a coordinated approach to stay updated on the president's activities.

Jacob Kaarsbo, a former senior analyst at the defense intelligence service, stated that this development showed, “as we have always known,” that the idea of the United States as Denmark’s primary partner was dead. “Partnerships are founded on shared principles and a common threat perception,” he added. “The president shares neither of those with Denmark and it can be said he doesn't share it with most Europeans.”