The Danish government Establishes Nighttime Monitoring System to Observe Trump After Arctic Row
Taking action reminiscent of fictional guards, the Danish foreign ministry has initiated a nighttime monitoring team—not guarding against mythical foes, but to monitor Donald Trump as Copenhagen is asleep.
The night monitoring starts at 5pm local time each day and concludes with a report compiled at 7am, which is then circulated across government departments and relevant agencies covering what was said and developments that occurred.
This position is understood to have been established following the bilateral row involving Copenhagen and Washington regarding Greenland this spring, when the American leader threatened acquiring control of the strategic island.
Observers point out that this measure is among multiple instances of how Denmark's foreign policy and its civil service have had to adjust to the changed landscape of the second Trump administration.
A source familiar with the foreign office remarked, “It's accurate to say that the circumstances in the region and the time zone gap between Copenhagen and the US were a significant factor prompting this arrangement in the earlier months.”
Rather than everybody needing to promptly reach for their devices to catch up on news from the US, the ministry said it had undertaken a coordinated approach to stay updated on the president's activities.
An expert, a ex- chief analyst at the defense intelligence service, commented that this development showed, “as we have always known,” that the idea of the US as Denmark’s largest and most important ally was no longer valid. “Alliances are founded on common values and a common threat perception,” Kaarsbo said. “The president shares neither of those with us and it can be said he lacks it with most Europeans.”
