Merkelvellian

This Merkelvellian approach has put the fear of god up everybody: everybody's worried about unemployment; everybody's worried about the housing market; everybody's worried about the banking system.

Disillusioned that her telephone diplomacy with Putin failed, she's poised to go for more, to push her reputation as a tough Merkelvellian with the gloss of Mutti, a mother.

German pundits called her Merkelvellian when she outsmarted, isolated or just outlasted anyone who might mount a challenge to her.