While the motive for the attack in Nice is not yet known, officials have called it a terrorist attack and Prime Minister Manuel Valls said lorry driver Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel was "undoubtedly linked to radical Islam". The French Rivera is a renowned playground for the cosmopolitan elite, but what is less well-known is that it is also a breeding ground for jihadists. Move a mile or two from the Nice coastline and its marinas, and you find bleak housing estates where disaffected youths of immigrant origin are vulnerable to radical Islam. In recent years, 55 people are estimated to have left the region for Syria, including 11 members of the same family travelling together in 2014. In terms...
