Denmark Establishes Nighttime Watch System to Track President Trump After Arctic Row
Taking action reminiscent of TV series watches, Denmark's foreign ministry has initiated a night watch team—far from to fend off fantasy threats, but to track Donald Trump as Copenhagen is asleep.
The night monitoring begins at 5 p.m. local time each day and ends with a summary produced at 7am, which is then distributed throughout the Danish government and concerned offices covering statements made and developments that occurred.
This position is understood to have been introduced in the wake of the bilateral row involving Copenhagen and the US regarding Greenland earlier this year, when the American leader suggested taking control of the resource-rich territory.
Observers point out that this initiative is among multiple examples of how Denmark's foreign policy and its civil service have had to adjust to the changed landscape of the Trump's current term.
An insider close to the ministry remarked, “It's accurate to say that the circumstances in the region and the time difference separating Copenhagen and the US was a significant reason prompting this arrangement in the spring.”
Instead of everybody having to immediately check their devices to catch up on news from the United States, the ministry explained it had made a coordinated approach to stay updated on Trump actions.
An expert, a former senior analyst at the Danish defence intelligence agency, commented that this move demonstrated, “as we have always known,” that the notion of the United States as Denmark’s largest and most important partner was dead. “Alliances are founded on common values and a mutual view of threats,” he added. “Trump lacks both of those with us and it can be said he doesn't share it with the majority of Europe.”