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Taking action inspired by fictional guards, the Danish foreign affairs department has created a night watch unit—far from to fend off mythical threats, but to monitor Donald Trump while Denmark sleeps.

This night monitoring starts at 5 p.m. local time each day and ends with a summary compiled at 7 a.m., which is then distributed throughout the Danish government and concerned agencies detailing what was said and developments that occurred.

This position is believed to have been established in the wake of the diplomatic row involving Copenhagen and the US regarding the Arctic island earlier this year, when the American leader suggested taking control of the strategic island.

Observers note that this measure is among multiple examples of how Danish diplomacy and its civil service have had to adjust to the new reality of the second Trump administration.

An insider close to the ministry remarked, “It is fair to say that the situation in Greenland and the time difference between Denmark and the United States were quite an important factor introducing this arrangement during the earlier months.”

Instead of everybody having to promptly check their devices to catch up on updates from the United States, the foreign office explained it had undertaken a coordinated approach to stay updated on Trump activities.

An expert, a former chief analyst at the defense intelligence service, commented that this development showed, “as we have always known,” that the idea of the United States as Denmark’s primary ally was no longer valid. “Alliances are built on common values and a common threat perception,” he said. “Trump lacks both of those with us and I would argue he lacks it with most Europeans.”