The Danish government Establishes Nighttime Watch Operation to Track President Trump After Arctic Dispute
In a move reminiscent of fictional guards, Denmark's foreign ministry has created a nighttime monitoring team—far from to fend off mythical foes, but to track the US president as Copenhagen sleeps.
The night monitoring starts at 5 p.m. in Denmark each day and ends with a report compiled at 7am, which is then circulated across the Danish government and concerned offices detailing statements made and events taking place.
This position is understood to have been established in the wake of the diplomatic row between Copenhagen and the US over Greenland earlier this year, when the US president threatened acquiring control of the resource-rich island.
Observers note that this measure is among multiple instances of how Denmark's foreign policy and its government administration have had to adapt to the changed landscape of the second Trump administration.
A source close to the foreign office remarked, “It is fair to say that the circumstances in the region and the time difference between Copenhagen and the United States were a significant factor prompting this system in the spring.”
Rather than all staff needing to immediately check their phones to stay informed on updates from the US, the ministry explained it had made a collective effort to stay updated on Trump activities.
Jacob Kaarsbo, a ex- chief analyst at the defense intelligence service, commented that this development demonstrated, “as long understood,” that the notion of the United States as Denmark's largest and most important partner was dead. “Partnerships are founded on common values and a mutual view of threats,” he said. “The president shares neither of those with us and it can be said he lacks it with the majority of Europe.”
