The Danish government Sets Up Special Monitoring Operation to Track Trump After Arctic Row
In a move reminiscent of fictional guards, Denmark's foreign ministry has created a night watch team—far from to fend off mythical foes, but to track Donald Trump while Denmark is asleep.
The night monitoring starts at 5 p.m. local time each day and ends with a report produced at 7am, which is then circulated throughout government departments and concerned offices covering what was said and events that occurred.
This position is believed to have been introduced in the wake of the diplomatic dispute involving Denmark and Washington over the Arctic island earlier this year, when the American leader suggested taking control of the strategic territory.
Analysts point out that this measure is among several examples of how Denmark's foreign policy and its government administration have had to adjust to the changed landscape of the Trump's current term.
An insider close to the foreign office remarked, “It is fair to say that the circumstances in Greenland and the time difference between Denmark and the US were a significant reason introducing this arrangement in the spring.”
Rather than everybody needing to promptly reach for their phones to catch up on news from the United States, the ministry explained it had made a coordinated approach to stay updated on the president's activities.
An expert, a former senior analyst at the defense intelligence service, stated that this development showed, “as we have always known,” that the idea of the United States as Denmark's largest and most important partner was dead. “Partnerships are founded on shared principles and a mutual view of threats,” he added. “Trump lacks both of those with Denmark and it can be said he lacks it with most Europeans.”
