@Joeb: Thank you for your encouragement on my AAR, and thank everyone for their encouragement as well.
Anyway, back to business. Time for another update.
Spring 1902:
Britain: LON F to ENC, BEL F to PIC, EDI F to NSE, NOR F H, WAL A H
France: PAR A to BUR, BRE A to PIC, POR F to MAO, MAR F to GLI, SPA A to MAR
Germany: BER A to SIL, MUN A S BER to SIL, KIE A to RHU, HOL A to BEL
Italy: VEN A to TYR, TUN F to WMS, NAP F to TYS, PIE A to MAR
Austria: VIE A H, ALB F to TRI, BOH A H, SER A H
Turkey: CON A S BUL, BUL A S GRE, SMY F to AEG, AEG F to GRE, GRE A to ALB
Russia: STP A H, MOS A to WAR, WAR A to GAL, BLA F S RUM, RUM A H, SWE F H
Britain: Keegan's attempted move into Picardy was probably a bad move for him because it told me that he was planning to invade me. He also moved into the English Channel and the North Sea, which could mean offensives against Germany and France.
France: With Iberia secured I moved to secure my defenses. In the future I need to get a fleet in Brest to be able to defeat the British fleet in the English Channel, but that will require holding Brest undefended at the end of a fall phase. While holding out against Britain, Italy is probably my best bet for my next offensive.
Germany: Elias has obviously noticed his relatively open eastern front and the possibility of an Austro-Russian alliance. The move to Silesia is a good one as he can protect Munich while planning an offensive to the east. I'm not sure why he attacked Belgium now as it had no hopes of winning. The move into Ruhr is either a hint at a future attack on me or a move to assist a future attack on Belgium.
Italy: Danny has made some interesting moves this turn, using his navies to establish some control over the Western Mediterranean. His nove from Piedmont was not part of an agreement between him and me, so I can not trust him in the future. His move out of Venice was a bad one, as he has declared hostilities with Austria and left his supply center open for attack.
Austria: Hmmmm. I'm not sure what to make of Sam's moves, er, move. It was probably a good idea to abandon Albania as he needs to focus more on Italy with his navy, but his hesitance in guarding against Austria is a little concerning.
Turkey: Thomas is still ignoring Russia which suggests a Turko-Russian pact of some sort. His naval moves suggest he may be heading west to Italy while his land orders suggest he is heading in an offensive toward Austria. This should be interesting when things heat up.
Russia: Marshall seems to be focusing his efforts on his Austrian front while he appears to have made non-agression pacts with Germany and Turkey. He has missed his opportunity to take Norway, but that offer may still be open depending on what Keegan does next. I'm still a little scared of what would happen if he actually started going on the offensive.
Opinions from hindsight: Had I not defended Picardy this turn I probably could've taken it back in the fall and Elias would've gotten Belgium, thus making Keegan lose a supply center and disband an army. Unfortunately, however, Elias did not notify me of his planned move into Belgium so I didn't know he was going to do that.
Marshall definitely should've invaded Norway this turn, as in the fall Keegan would be able to defend it. Also if he had taken Norway, Marshall would have been able to defend it in the fall and keep it for the build phase. Combined with Elias's movement into Belgium, Keegan would have had to disband two units and all his gains over the previous year would be lost. This would have severely crippled him and could have lead to his downfall, but because of lack of communication and trust between us (I for some reason have a reputation of backstabbing my allies) this situation did not occur.
Well, there's the update. Enjoy!