Denmark Sets Up Nighttime Monitoring Operation to Track President Trump After Greenland Dispute
In a move reminiscent of fictional guards, Denmark's foreign affairs department has created a nighttime monitoring unit—not to fend off mythical threats, but to monitor Donald Trump while Copenhagen is asleep.
The night monitoring starts at 5pm in Denmark each day and ends with a report compiled at 7 a.m., which is then circulated throughout the Danish government and relevant offices detailing statements made and events taking place.
The role is believed to have been established in the wake of the bilateral row between Denmark and Washington over Greenland earlier this year, when the American leader suggested acquiring control of the resource-rich territory.
Observers point out that this measure is one of several examples of how Denmark's foreign policy and its civil service have had to adapt to the changed landscape of the Trump's current term.
An insider familiar with the ministry remarked, “It's accurate to say that the situation in the region and the time zone gap between Denmark and the United States were a significant factor prompting this system in the spring.”
Rather than everybody having to promptly reach for their devices to stay informed on updates from the United States, the ministry explained it had made a collective effort to stay updated on Trump activities.
An expert, a former chief analyst at the Danish defence intelligence agency, stated that this development showed, “as long understood,” that the notion of the US as Denmark's primary partner was dead. “Alliances are built on common values and a mutual view of threats,” he added. “Trump lacks both of those with us and it can be said he lacks it with the majority of Europe.”
